| Literature DB >> 7170063 |
S I Laitinen, P H Laitinen, O A Hietala, A E Pajunen, R S Piha.
Abstract
Mouse brain ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity is high at the time of birth, whereas S-adenosyl-L-methionine decarboxylase (SAM-DC) activity is low. ODC activity, and putrescine, spermidine and spermine concentrations decline rapidly during postnatal development to the low level characteristic of mature brains, while SAM-DC activity behaves in the opposite manner. The fluctuations in mouse brain polyamine metabolism are in accord with those found in the rat. The apparent Km values of ODC and SAM-DC for their substrates decline parallel with the decrease of substrate and product concentrations during ontogeny suggesting substrate and/or product dependent regulation of polyamine synthesis in the developing brain.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7170063 DOI: 10.1007/bf00965090
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochem Res ISSN: 0364-3190 Impact factor: 3.996